Premier quadrimestre, 52 heures de théorie.

Français

French is essential in the Belgian business world. Therefore, French 1 aims at practical knowledge of French. Students study some important grammatical structures in depth and expand vocabulary. Active and interactive exercises improve the students'' writing and speaking skills.

In this course, the following key objectives are (partially or fully) realized:
- As far as the foreign languages are concerned, knows the general vocabulary, specific (business) economic vocabulary and grammar and uses all this accurately in written and oral communication.

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Content
1) Starting French I (syllabus)

Unité 1
greeting people; using courtesy phrases
phrases voici, voilà; about tu and vous
Unité 2
introducing oneself; introducing other persons
telling about yourself, your nationality, your mother tongue and so on
gender of nouns; the indefinite article un, une
conjugation of être, s'appeler and verbs of the first group
Unité 3
describing your family; telling about other persons
expressing possession; counting from 1 to 20
the definite article; the possessive adjectives mon, ton, son
conjugation of être and avoir and verbs of the first group: present tense
Unité 4
some more courtesy phrases; counting up to 1000 and more
the possessive adjectives notre, votre, leur; gender and plural
present tense of aller, faire, savoir, devoir, prendre, venir
Unité 5
expressing likes and dislikes; vocabulary to do with food; basic shopping language
the phrases il faut and il y a; the articles du, de la, des
conjugation of dire, pouvoir, vouloir and verbs ending in -endre
Unité 6
finding one's way; expressing the near future, using imperatives
the contracted articles; the demonstrative adjectives
conjugation of the verbs connaitre, courir and voir, plus suivre and vivre.
Unité 7
talking about daily routine; telling the time; talking about plans
expressions of quantity and negation; the imperative forms
conjugation of the verbs boire and mettre
Unité 8
more about daily routine; asking questions; months and seasons
ways to ask questions
conjugation of the verbs dormir, partir, sentir, servir, sortir

2) Supplementary exercises (on Toledo)

Classes are counseling sessions. Students practice by holding short conversations with the lecturer and fellow students.

Students are expected to attend all the classes, to prepare exercises and participate actively during the lessons.

Type : Exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral, Written
Type of questions : Multiple choice, Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None

Written exam (2 hours, 10/20)

This exam consists mainly of verb forms fill-in or translation exercises (grammar and vocabulary).

Oral exam (10 minutes, 10/20)

Student will make an oral exercise on verb forms and numbers and on pronunciation

The professor assesses the students' communicative skills by asking questions about the topics which are dealt with in the course and about the student.

Second exam opportunity: The evaluation methods during the first and second exam opportunities are identical.

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